The Musical 《West Side Story》artistic Charm Analysis

Since the musicals, has experienced a history of 100 years, but it is a short time in 100, brought a musical upheaval. In long long of musical development, Bernstein, the creation of the history of west side story occupies the important position, the emergence of the play is a landmark significance, the ministry musicals are immortal, and enduring is because it has an emotional and moving plot, and whether it is music, drama or dance show was a classic.Musical "west side story" was regarded as the classic among classics, also benefited from the tragedy of the play, the play will be tragic drama and music drama perfect unifies in together. A lot of musical abroad, west side story with his unique artistic characteristics. At the same time, because the story background in social transformation period, the social ideological trend of ferment, through the musical "west side story" let people to the problem of thinking and social attention get an unprecedented strengthening. In addition, we have to say, the overall structure of the play is tragic, but in the whole musical comedy that constantly use a variety of things, finally indicates a tragic ending.Based on this, this article will from the simple and beautiful play, the fusion of a variety of dance elements, different styles of music and perfect choreography concise summary of musical core values, and their integrated art forms the perfect artistic effect. The author thinks that, the musical "west side story lines and lyrics contain both the power of the tragedy, but also highly attacked the social reality at that time, thus the artistry of west side story to a new level. Second, west side story to dance as the important means.Makes the west side story not just the tradition of pure dance combination, his complete with unobstructed made him become a real sense of musical. Finally, west side story diversified forms of music will also be musical show to a climax. Musical also resulting from start relatively rough and superficial imitation period, development of refining as a truly American art form.West side story created the tragic subject matter, since then, American Broadway comedy model has quietly changed, more and more creators will start writing the starting point and focus on the realistic problems in the current society, such as people’s survival value, integration between national problems, human society, and so on multiple subjects are being excavated, musical show further more subjects and more style. This article through to the west side story artistic form and style, refined his artistic charm successful experience for the development of Chinese musical inspiration. That prompted Chinese musical continuous learning, innovation, reform and development.